2019

1. How to write the import file to describe the layups of sandwich composites

   Entry #420

   02 Aug 2019

   10:55 am

   Anxin Ding

   1 comments

   Hello,     I  am calculate the equivalent properties of sandwich composites using  desktop version of SwiftComp. I wrote the import file text to describe the layups and their layups and material ID based on the Gmsh4SC manual, see below. However, every time when...

2. Can anyone suggest how to find, G23 and E33 plain woven fabric composites by experimentally

   Entry #413

   18 May 2019

   1:44 am

   Nagappa Siddgonde

   1 comments

   Dear sir,  as of i know that we can find E11 and G12 by tensile and shear testing respectively, so that my question is how to investigate transverse young's and shear modulus(E33, G13, G23) by experimentally for pain woven fabric composites,  is it possible by...

3. Number of rows in vabs layer types in the prevabs

   Entry #419

   20 Mar 2019

   11:47 am

   Saeed Khadem Moshir

   1 comments

   I want to model a composite beam with 110 layers. But after modeling, the stiffness  matrix of the cross section .k file was not generated.  could anyone let me know there is a limitation in the number of layers in the prevabs? Thanks sincerely